Fujian's annual container volume expected to reach 10.5 million TEU

FUJIAN's Province Transportation Department expects to see provincial port container volume reach 10.5 million TEU and overall tonnage reach 400 million tonnes in 2012, Xinhua reports.

Statistics shows, during the first half of year, Fujian sea ports handled 4.87 million TEU, up 10.3 per cent year on year. Their throughput tonnage increased 8.5 per cent to 193 million tonnes.

With completion of a number of harbour-front industry projects and construction projects of berths, Xiamen, the province's largest port, is gathering speed in development towards the status of southeast China's shipping hub. Commencement of operations at four "dry-ports" in the hinterland will also bring fuel to the throughput growth in Fujian.